1 Kings 20:18

He said, “It does not matter whether they are coming to fight against us or to ask for peace. Capture them, but do not kill them

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

In Context

17The young soldiers advanced first. Some scouts who had been sent out by Ben-Hadad reported to him, “There are men coming out of Samaria city”!

19The young Israeli soldiers went out of the city to attack the Syrian army, and the other soldiers in the Israeli army followed them.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 2:3You people who oppose God, stop boasting! Yahweh is a God who knows everything, and he will evaluate/judge everyone’s actions. So don’t speak so arrogantly!

1 Samuel 17:44He said to David, “Come here to me, and I will kill you and give your dead body to the birds and wild animals to eat!”

Proverbs 18:12Proud people are on the road to being ruined, but being humble leads to being honored.

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 20:13-22

Ben-hadad's Defeat. ( b. c. 900.) 12 And it came to pass, when Benhadad heard this message, as he was drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions, that he said unto his servants, Set yourselves in array. And they set themselves in array against the city. 13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of Israel, saying, Thus saith the Lord , Hast thou seen all this great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this day; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord . 14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he… Read the whole commentary →

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